Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-02-04
Porse Department.
PEDIGREE HUNTING.
THE CHARLES KENT MARE, WEBBER's
TOM THUMB AND OTHER ORANGE
COUNTY, N. ", PEDloREEs.

COUNTY, NJ ", PEDlGREES.
Continued.l
From Chester we went by cars to Su-
gar Loaf, an adjoining town; here we saw
Jesse Wood and Richard Melburn, before
referred to, men of over seventy; also
Richard Role, an intelligent farmer of
Sugar Loaf. Mr.. Wood said that Tom
Thumb was quite dark brown, not tall,
but heavy horse; thought he came from
Canada; Mr.. Role said Jonas Seely bred
two colts from Tom Thumbs knows he
did one. Mr.. Wood said there was no
doubt of it. Mr.. Medium said Seely bred
one colt from the Charles Kent mare by
Tom Thumb. Being advised by all these
gentleman to see William Knapp for fur
Their information about the Charles Kent
mare. hired Mr.. Role to take me to his
house, a distance of about three miles :
the road led us over the hills toward
Warwick. We stopped on the way at
Mr.. McWhirter's, an old and prominent
farmer of Sugar Loaf. He said that Tom
Thumb, he thought, was Canadian; he
raised a colt from him he stood here Just
before Abdallah and also when Abdallah
was here. Jonas Seely also raised a colt
by him, from his best mare, called the
Kent mare. He got her of a man by the
Mr.. Seely used to own, called One Eye, as
good mare as there was anywhere. One
Eye was mare of fine size, rangy
mare, and one of the finest travellers. He
could go to Newburgh with her before
breakfast, they used to say; wonderful
ly enduring and fine appearing mare,
probably 1872 or 1913; thinks she was
bay; thinks he recollects black colt by
Tom Thumb, following the Kent mare {;
does not think that Jonas Seely owned
the mare before Kent; thinks she favor
ed One Eye; thinks she had one or two
white hind feet; was not lame to his
knOwledge; sold her because Mr.. Seely
got Disguised with raising colts. Does
not remember that Seely bought any colt
with her. Says that Jonas Seely owned
One Eye when he knew her: and to my
suggestion, says it looks feasible that he
sold her to jackson. He saw old Bell
founder when he stood at Washington
vile: knows it was after his father died.
which was in 1881 thinks it was but a
very little after. Bellfounder was fine
size, bulky-looking horse, rather heavy
moulded, supposed to be one of the great
est trotters of his day. He was little
heavy in the neck and had, he thinks,
one white hind foot. Mr.. McWhirter
told us that he sold fine Abdallah mare.
that he raised himself, to a man in New
Hampshire, who raised a couple of stall
lions from her. The dam of this Abdal-
lah mare was wonderful fine mare of
unknown breeding, that he bought when
young. Mr.. McWhirter treated us to the
best and purest glass of cider that we
have ever drank.
Mr.. William Knapp's residence was a
short distance beyond Mr.. McWhirter's.
He said; 81 do not know the blood of
Tom Thumb; he appeared like a Cana
dian. Jonas Seely, | know, raised a
black mare by Tom Thumb that went
West afterwards; know he raised her
from colt; think her dam was old
Hambletonian dam; never knew Mr..
Seely to have but two brood mares first,
the dam of Hambletonian, the other,
the Tom Thnmb mare from her.
think Seely had this Kent mare from his
fat ha ha Il
was sold and bought back; think he
bought her back from a man by the name
of Pray; might have bought her of
Charles Kent, but do not think So Sew.
eral colts were raised from Tom Thumb
the same season that Seely's black mare
was; Mr.. Curry raised one, also Henry
McWhirter, the same season; Charles
Wheeler raised one, think, the season
after.
''The Kent mare had first black mare
by Tom Thumb: next black horse an
almost positive this black horse was also
by Tom Thumb then sOrrel mare by
Abdallah; then brown with a strip il
face, almost a star-bony head-this one
he lost; there was something the matter
with the black mare; they did not use
her; she had a colt before she went away
The black horse was close to l6 hands
100 pounds, quite good stylish horse
Mr.. Seeiy raised all these colts himself
nobody else did am confident that he
raised both of the Tom Thumb colts him
self. (Both Mr.. Knapp and Mr.. Roit
said there was no question but that Seely
raised both these Tom Thumb colts him
self. The Kent mare was a low, long
bodied mare, rather lightish bay, littl,
white in the face and white on hind feet
can't say how much: my impression il
that one was white half way up the leg
and ran to point on the inside; tail
long dock; don't remember that it wa
crooked. A plain mare-not a fancy
mare; | called her good-looking mare